Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel known as the eye of the daugther of the moon. Wong mystery series concerns the theft of the the largest star sapphire in the world. Wong features starring boris karloff finds wealthy gemcollector brandon edwards gaining. Wong is a 1939 film about a detective who tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel. Wong film in streaming in linea di download film sono dotati di caratteristiche. With boris karloff, grant withers, dorothy tree, craig reynolds. The hottest links, neat icons and art is waiting to be explored. Download books the case files of the oriental sleuths. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. In this film wong solves the murder of a gem collector who came into possession of the worls larges sapphire after. Wong detective presented boris karloff as pulp writer hugh wileys oxfordeducated oriental sleuth. The film is based on harry stephen keelers 1928 short story the strange adventure of the twelve coins of confucius one of three stories in keelers book sing sing nights.
Wong, detective 1938 factory owner simon dayton john hamilton visits the office of private detective james lee wong boris karloff in san franciscos chinatown, claiming to be in danger. Wong is available for free download at the internet archive this article about a mystery film is a stub. James lee wong is a fictional chineseamerican detective created by hugh wiley 18841968 who appeared in a series of stories in colliers magazine from 1934 to 1938 and a. Wong arrives in the middle of the collectors party, and soon after being presented with all the clues to the case, the collector is murdered when the lights go out briefly. The story is about a pretty chinese woman, seeking help from san francisco detective. William nigh mr wong tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel known as the eye of the moon. Before i even decided to watch the first movie in the series mr wong, detective i did a little research and discovered that the first movie is considered the best in the series but i must say after watching the mystery of mr wong i was pleasantly surprised, not only was it not as bad as had been implied by various movie guides but i thought it was far superior to its predecessor. The 2nd in the series of monogram pictures with boris karloff as james lee wong. Although this is a typical b movie from the 1930s, it is way above the average suspense flick from that period. Boris karloff, grant withers, dorothy tree director. The sapphire is stolen from china and turns up in the possession of an unscrupulous. Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in.
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